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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

EE201 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
Quiz 2- BJT and Multistage Amplifier
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Date : __________________

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Answer all the questions.
Duration: 15 minutes.
[CLO1:C1]
[CLO1:C2]
[CLO2:C2]

Question 1
Draw the physical structure and schematic symbol for BJT
Question 2
By using circuit diagram, differentiate any two types of biasing techniques amplifier circuit.
Question 3
Differentiate between positive and negative feedback by using suitable diagram.

Answer
TRANSISTOR

NPN

(2M)
(4M)
(4M)

PNP

PYSICAL
STRUCTURE
Q1

(0.5M)

(0.5M)
SYMBOL

C
B

B
E

(0.5M)

(0.5M)

Q2

Disadvantage of circuit 1 the amplifier is unstable because it is too

dependent on and produce width change of Q-point.

CIRCUIT 1:FIXED BIAS CIRCUIT

CIRCUIT 2: EMITTER STABILISED

BIAS CIRCUIT

For improvement bias stability, an emitter resistor has been added for DC
bias as circuit 2. Inserting a resistor RE in the emitter circuit as in causes
degeneration, also known as negative feedback for temperature stability.

Problem with emitter bias is that a considerable part of the

output signal is dropped across the emitter resistor RE .
This degeneration severely reduces the gain from base to
collector. The solution for AC signal amplifiers is to bypass
the emitter resistor with a capacitor. This restores the AC
gain since the capacitor is a short for AC signals, thus,
stabilizing the DC current.
CIRCUIT 3

The voltage divider bias technique is formed using external

resistors R1 and R2.By proper selection of resistors R1 and R2,
the operating point of the transistor can be made independent
of .

CIRCUIT 4: VOLTAGE DIVIDER

BIAS TECHNIQUE CIRCUIT

*any two of voltage biasing comparison

1 mark for each circuit explanation

1 mark for each circuit

Q3

POSITIVE FEEDBACK

input

NEGATIVE FEEDBACK

input

output

output

b
Positive feedback is the process when the
output is added to the input, amplified again
(increases the gain of amplifier) and this
process continues. The response strengthens
the change in a controlled condition. In
increase the distortion and instability.

(2 M)

Negative feedback is when the output is subtracted

from the input. The use of negative feedback reduces
the gain. Part of the output signal is taken back to the
input with a negative sign. The response reverses a
change in a controlled condition. It stabilized the gain
of the amplifier. It reduces the distortion and noise. It
reduces the output impedance.

(2 M)